The Quicktime manual indicated that .pdf is an acceptable format yet I can't open a pdf file with Quicktime?

The Quicktime manual indicates that .pdf is an acceptable format, however I can't open a pdf file in Quicktime. Any suggestions?

QuickTime7_User_Guide.pdf is the on-line document that makes the reference. Under Welcome to Quicktime, Types of Files, note the following:
Types of Files QuickTime Supports
You can open (import) dozens of types of media with QuickTime. Some of the formats
you can open in QuickTime include the following:
Â Video formats: MOV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,1 MPEG-4, 3GPP, 3GPP2, JPEG, DV,
Motion JPEG, AVI, MQV, H.264
Â Audio formats: AIFF/AIFC, Audio CD, CAF, MOV, MP3, MPEG-4, AU, WAV, iTunes audio
Â Still-image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG/JFIF, JPEG 2000, PDF, MacPaint, PICT, PNG,
Photoshop (including layers), SGI, Targa, FlashPix (including layers), TIFF (including
layers)
Â Animation formats: Animated GIF, FLC, Flash, PICS
Â Other formats: KAR (Karaoke), MIDI, QuickDraw GX, QuickTime Image File,
QuickTime VR, Text

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